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Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2024-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Athens, Georgia · Wed, May 8

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1940

← May 1May 8May 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

327 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 362▼ 63 vs year ago 390 · −16.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

157 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 113▼ 49 vs year ago 206 · −23.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 9▼ 26 vs year ago 38 · −68.4%

Also sold hereSpecial Feeder Cattle SaleThu Oct 8, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier: Slaughter cattle 5.00 higher; Feeder cattle unevenly steady; Replacement cattle lightly tested

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $240.39/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −108.64 against this barn's trailing median of $349.03.

Average price

$240.39

22 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,310

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$20.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.80

vs GA average

−27.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	251.44	1,370	9thin
Medium and Large 2	556	235.78	1,310	5thin
Medium and Large 3	539	230.83	1,243	8thin

One grade step is worth $20.62/cwt here — about $127 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale22 hd

240.39

—

GA average16 barns · 338 hd

245.19

−4.80

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−27.20

This barn, trailing median31 sales

349.03

−108.64

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $397.52, low $275.32, median $349.03 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,438	144.15	2,073	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,473	122.14	1,799	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,147	115.79	1,328	80
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,039	101.58	1,056	17

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	985	$1,416	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,052	$1,234	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	946	$1,139	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	935	$1,675	1thin

Every lot

77 lots · USDA AMS · Northeast Georgia Livestock - Athens, GA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,154	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,089	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,313	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,181	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,254	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,488	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,360	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	307.45/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,433	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,596	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,496	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,535	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,665	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	642	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,714	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	283	303.18/cwt	300.00–310.00	858	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	856	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	287.42/cwt	285.00–290.00	948	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	337	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	927	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	367	271.55/cwt	265.00–275.00	997	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,018	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	292.19/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,090	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	240.47/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,029	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	262.72/cwt	260.00–263.00	1,132	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	252.35/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,095	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	474	235.58/cwt	232.00–239.00	1,117	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	243.75/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,163	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	255.99/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,242	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	232.77/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,217	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,336	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	242.45/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,285	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	250.75/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,412	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	231.33/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,326	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,316	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,500	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	627	214.62/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,346	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,424	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	208.48/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,397	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	349.88/cwt	345.00–355.00	980	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,154	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	332	325.96/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,082	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,139	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,331	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	319.80/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,199	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	332.79/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,278	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,424	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	305.99/cwt	305.00–307.00	1,300	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	315.62/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,348	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,354	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	303.73/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,446	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	262.95/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,270	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	273.75/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,434	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	253.99/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,341	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,495	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,438	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	241.64/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,522	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	251.63/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,593	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	233.49/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,483	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	673	224.64/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,512	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,634	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	232.46/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,581	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	223.43/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,620	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	735	208.49/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,532	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,115	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,416	1
Bulls	—	—	1,258	141.48/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,780	7
Bulls	—	—	1,833	153.11/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,807	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	104.35/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,044	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,131	109.53/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,239	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	94.94/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,076	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,152	116.53/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,342	45
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	125.04/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,448	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,448	117.94/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,708	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,458	126.37/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,842	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,740	136.72/cwt	134.00–139.00	2,379	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	858	917.29/head	810.00–1,010.00	917	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	1,415.78/head	1,200.00–1,600.00	1,416	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,033	1,360.53/head	1,200.00–1,525.00	1,361	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,052	1,234.07/head	1,225.00–1,250.00	1,234	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	935	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1

This sale against other markets

Georgia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Georgia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Northeast Georgia Livestock - Athens, GA

Wed May 8, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 327Last week 362Year ago 390

Slaughter CattleReceipts 157Last week 113Year ago 206

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 9Year ago 38

Compared to one week earlier: Slaughter cattle 5.00 higher; Feeder cattle unevenly steady; Replacement cattle lightly tested

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,052	1,225.00–1,250.00	1,234.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,033	1,200.00–1,525.00	1,360.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	985	1,200.00–1,600.00	1,415.78

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	858	810.00–1,010.00	917.29

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	1,675.00	1,675.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	335.00	335.00
4	350–400	380	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	425	320.00	320.00
7	450–500	466	305.00–310.00	307.45
1	550–600	580	287.00	287.00
3	600–650	642	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	525	285.00	285.00
2	550–600	575	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	355.00	355.00
1	350–400	375	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	425	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	520	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	345.00–355.00	349.88
2	300–350	340	335.00	335.00
7	350–400	384	330.00–340.00	332.79
7	400–450	427	310.00–320.00	315.62
3	450–500	475	285.00	285.00
2	550–600	575	250.00	250.00
3	600–650	630	240.00–245.00	241.64
2	650–700	680	230.00–235.00	232.46
2	700–750	725	220.00–227.00	223.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	332	325.00–330.00	325.96
2	350–400	375	315.00–325.00	319.80
2	400–450	425	305.00–307.00	305.99
4	450–500	483	260.00–267.00	262.95
8	500–550	528	250.00–255.00	253.99
2	600–650	635	232.00–235.00	233.49
3	650–700	673	220.00–227.00	224.64
2	700–750	735	207.00–210.00	208.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	355.00	355.00
2	350–400	375	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	425	335.00	335.00
8	450–500	476	300.00–310.00	303.73
5	500–550	524	270.00–277.00	273.75
1	550–600	575	260.00	260.00
3	600–650	633	250.00–255.00	251.63
1	650–700	675	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	300.00–310.00	303.18
2	300–350	330	285.00–290.00	287.42
3	350–400	370	275.00	275.00
5	400–450	434	250.00–257.00	252.35
5	450–500	477	240.00–247.00	243.75
2	500–550	530	240.00–245.00	242.45
3	550–600	573	230.00–232.00	231.33
2	600–650	633	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	295.00	295.00
3	300–350	337	275.00	275.00
3	350–400	367	265.00–275.00	271.55
4	400–450	428	237.00–245.00	240.47
5	450–500	474	232.00–239.00	235.58
6	500–550	523	230.00–235.00	232.77
2	550–600	585	225.00	225.00
3	600–650	627	210.00–217.00	214.62
2	650–700	670	207.00–210.00	208.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	290.00–297.00	292.19
11	400–450	431	260.00–263.00	262.72
2	450–500	485	255.00–257.00	255.99
5	500–550	530	252.00	252.00
4	550–600	563	250.00–251.00	250.75
1	600–650	625	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,131	105.00–112.00	109.53
12	—	1,158	122.00–130.00	125.04
45	—	1,152	113.00–120.00	116.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,133	92.00–99.00	94.94
12	—	1,000	100.00–108.00	104.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,448	114.00–121.00	117.94
2	—	1,740	134.00–139.00	136.72
9	—	1,458	123.00–130.00	126.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,833	150.00–156.00	153.11
7	—	1,258	137.00–146.00	141.48
1	—	1,115	127.00	127.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.